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Judge to hold hearing on ex-DOJ official's request to move Georgia election case to federal court

A federal judge who rejected efforts by former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his charges in the Georgia election subversion case to federal court is set to hear arguments from former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark on the same issue

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North Carolina Republicans seek control over state and local election boards ahead of 2024

Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature with veto-proof majorities are close to wresting supervision of elections from the governor and the governor’s party — almost always the Democrats for over a century

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Republican legislatures flex muscles to maintain power in two closely divided states

In North Carolina and Wisconsin, Republicans are trying to seize power over elections and redistricting

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will sign climate-focused transparency laws for big business

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he plans to sign into law a pair of climate-focused bills intended to force major corporations to be more transparent about greenhouse gas emissions and the financial risks stemming from global warming

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GOP senator calls fellow Republicans ‘stupid’ for trying to defund the FBI

Far-right has embraced calls for removal of career FBI, DoJ officials and budget cuts after Trump prosecutions

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Tens of thousands join March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City to demand climate action from Biden

Thousands of people in New York City have kicked off a week of demonstrations seeking to end the use of coal, oil and natural gas blamed for climate change

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Ken Paxton’s prosecutors stumbled at times. But did it matter in the GOP-dominated Senate?

The House impeachment managers faced a high bar: convincing enough Republican senators to vote against their own political self-interest.

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Ron DeSantis under fire for ‘abortion tourism’ remark

Florida governor wades into Senate military promotions fight

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Lauren Boebert attacked by her own party for ‘lewd sex acts’ at Beetlejuice show

‘This is “family values”? This is why people think the GOP are all hypocrites,’ Meghan McCain wrote

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Trump says Republicans ‘speak very inarticulately’ about abortion

Trump talks about democratic principles, ageing politicians and abortion rights in wide ranging NBC interview

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Trump refuses to say in a TV interview how he watched the Jan. 6 attack unfold at the US Capitol

Former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined in an interview aired Sunday to answer questions about whether he watched the Capitol riot unfold on television

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Ken Paxton emerges victorious from yet another career scandal

It marked a screaming milestone in a two-decade political career that has seen Paxton harness the state’s increasingly conservative politics — and later the rise of Donald Trump — to stay in power longer than his vulnerabilities would suggest.

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Whoopi Goldberg shocks Alyssa Farah Griffin by asking her if she’s pregnant: ‘I just got a vibe’

Viewers said presenter was ‘super rude’ to former Trump aide

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Trump denies pushing for Biden impeachment inquiry in secret meetings with MAGA Republicans

Trump said he didn’t “have to talk” to anyone about supporting the inquiry because “they’re more proactive than I am”

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A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They're still waiting for new maps

The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activist a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections to have congressional maps redrawn in a handful of states

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Evangelical Christians need Republicans. Does the party need them?

The religious right is losing its grip as candidates respond to a voter majority that doesn’t support a federal abortion ban

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Past impeachments, products of their times, often produced unintended consequences

Previous instances of presidential impeachment have each had contexts unique to their own political moments. These considerations have mattered as much as the alleged "high crimes and misdemeanors."

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For Elon Musk, the personal is political – but his march to the right affects us all

Walter Isaacson’s biography of the Tesla, SpaceX and X owner shows insecurity and anger have driven him to extremes

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Populists are bad for our economic health, yet they’re still a hard habit to break

They are annoyingly good at politics but terrible at economics – GDP and living standards plummet in countries led by them

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These 2 senators were the only Republicans to vote for Paxton impeachment articles

Kelly Hancock and Robert Nichols broke from the rest of their party, but longtime observers said they weren’t surprised.

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Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial escalates Texas Republican civil war

Paxton’s far-right supporters doubled down on their promises for swift retribution against fellow Republicans who supported his removal from office.

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For Paxton lawyers, the trial was a “sham.” House managers say it exposed a “corrupt politician.”

Finally freed of a gag order, the opposing sides pulled no punches after the attorney general was acquitted.

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Trump celebrates Ken Paxton impeachment acquittal — with a 9/11 meme

Former president congratulates Texas attorney general on Truth Social by resharing 9/11 meme

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RFK Jr complains about Secret Service as heavily-armed, Trump-supporting imposter arrested at campaign event

‘He identified himself as a member of my security detail,’ the Democratic candidate wrote about the armed man

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Nashville elects Tennessee’s first openly transgender politician

Olivia Hill, 57, a military veteran, joins the Nashville city council in historic election

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